Ammonium nitrate is used in survival kits mixed with zinc dust and ammonium chloride because it will ignite on contact with water. Ammonium nitrate can be used to make anhydrous ammonia, a chemical often used in the production of methamphetamine.
Business rates. Business rates-also known as national non-domestic rates-are a tax on properties used for business. They help pay for your borough's services, such as the fire brigade and police.usiness rates. Business rates-also known as national non-domestic rates-are a tax on properties used for business. They help pay for your borough's services, such as the fire brigade and police.
On 1 April 2013 a new system of business rates retention began in England. Before April 2013 all business rate income collected by councils formed a single, national pot, which was then distributed by government in the form of formula grant.he immediate predecessor to business rates was the general rate, established by the General Rate Act 1967. This was a local tax in England and Wales on both domestic and non-domestic property, and was based on rental values.